By Akinwale Kasali
The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA, an agency under the Lagos State Government, has sealed Quilox Club, located at Victoria Island, Lagos. Its owner, Shina Peller, has also been arrested and detained at Moroko Police Station.
In a statement by LASEPA, it said it was necessary to seal off Quilox Club, following series of complaints by residents of the area over noise pollution.
Peller, a member of the House of Representatives, representing Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa Federal Constituency, Oyo State, was allegedly arrested while trying to take the bail of some clubbers, who were arrested during Police raid of the area.
In a statement by Peller’s Press Secretary, Kola Popoola, he claimed that the lawmaker’s offence was not disclosed to him as his phones were seized, and subsequently detained at the Moroko Police Station.
“Peller had visited Moroko Police Station to bail some of Club Quilox’s customers who had allegedly parked on the road during a show at the club.
“Prior to the kickoff of the 36 hours non-stop show which usually holds every year at Quilox, Peller had informed the concerned Lagos traffic authorities to avoid unnecessary traffic gridlock.
“On getting to Moroko Police Station, the police started harassing Peller and even went as far as seizing all his phones for no reason.
“The continuous harassment and unjust detaining of a member of House of Representatives, Peller, by the police calls for urgent attention of the media, and the Commissioner of Police.”
The Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on New Media, Jubril Gawat, in a tweet on his handle confirmed the sealing of Quilox Club by LASEPA, just few days after the Club held its 36-hour party, which saw Fuji Icon, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, perform, with Burna Boy in attendance.
Confirming the arrest of Peller, the Lagos State Police Public Relation Officer, Bala Elkanah said that Peller was arrested by the police for mobilizing over 60 thugs to attack men of the Maroko Police station. His statement:
”The honorable has a club house. They operated up till 9am. The trouble there is all the customers parked on the road and blocked the road and other road users could not access the road because that has been the practice there so it is causing a lot of obstruction for people and hardship for road users.
Now, police went and moved out vehicles that have blocked the road there and towed them to the station. The honorable mobilised thugs, over 60 thugs, to attack Maroko police station and then moved those vehicles out. Police exercised restraint if not it would have been disastrous.
Having respect for him as a honorable member, quickly, we also mobilised and he was arrested alongside 5 other thugs. Others were jumping through the fence and ran away but we got him and five others which is the reason for his arrest.
He is currently being moved to the state CID for investigation” he said.
